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Adjustment Report for Pension Integrity Bureau (RS5527)
For NYSLRS employers to correct a member’s previously reported earnings and/or service.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5527.pdfSample Net Change Letter
This is a sample notice of changes to a retiree's net retirement benefit.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/retirees/pdf/net-change-letter-sample.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… address to improve Centro’s information security program for cardholder data and to help ensure it meets PCI … officials incorrectly certified some students as eligible for state financial aid awards. Incorrect certifications … and providing $125.3 million in combined discounts for a hospital and supermarket. NYSIF priced the premiums …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsDiNapoli: Binghamton Woman Charged With Stealing Deceased Father-in-Law's Pension Payments
… nearly $32,000 in New York State pension payments intended for her deceased father-in-law, State Comptroller Thomas P. … Broome County District Attorney Korchak, she will answer for her crimes.” LaBarr’s father-in-law, Jack Burnett, … nearly $32000 in New York State pension payments intended for her deceased fatherinlaw State Comptroller Thomas P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-binghamton-woman-charged-stealing-deceased-father-laws-pension-paymentsSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… are appropriate and dollar thresholds, as appropriate, for such items. In addition, the policies should prescribe … followed, or there was no documentation of the necessity for the purchases or their relationship to the Authority’s … mission. Among the questionable expenses were payments for meetings, memberships in professional organizations, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2016-S-23) Bornhava, a not-for-profit organization located in Buffalo offers a range of … with disabilities from birth to five years of age. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, auditors determined Bornhava claimed $14,237 in ineligible costs for its three rate-based preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Two Former Oramel Fire Officials Charged With Theft of More Than $11,000 From Oramel Fire Department
… the arrests of Ronda (Brundage) Kish and Marion Brundage for allegedly stealing $11,276 from the Oramel Fire … in the 3rd Degree and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1 st Degree. Marion Brundage was charged … Police. “These two officials allegedly used money meant for the protection of their community as their own personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-two-former-oramel-fire-officials-charged-theft-more-11000-oramel-fire-departmentComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… fund balance to finance operations. As a result, for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 fiscal years, the general fund … with instructional materials and program delivery. For example, district officials decreased special education … fund balance that should be maintained to prepare for any unanticipated expenditures and/or revenue shortfalls. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Wallkill Fire District Board Chair Charged with Stealing $240,000
… member into signing blank checks which he later cashed for personal use. He was arraigned this morning in Shawangunk … Wallkill Fire District hired an architect to draft plans for a firehouse expansion. Denardo obtained blank, co-signed checks from a fellow board member for what he claimed were architect payments, then pocketed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-wallkill-fire-district-board-chair-charged-stealing-240000Access Controls Over Student Information Systems (2014-MR-1)
… (APW) Central School District [pdf] , Indian River Central School District [pdf] , Lowville Academy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/19/access-controls-over-student-information-systems-2014-mr-1Opinion 92-25
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … may adopt regulations authorizing a fire commissioner, who is not a member of the fire department, to ride on fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-25DiNapoli Honors Caribbean Leaders
… in honor of Caribbean Heritage Month. “We gathered in Brooklyn to celebrate the Caribbean community and recognize … Paynter, Founding Partner/Director of Operations of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival; and Christopher Aaron, Communications & Media Director of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival More pictures of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-honors-caribbean-leadersDiNapoli: Orange County Resident Arrested for Stealing Her Late Mother’s Pension Benefits
… with grand larceny in the second degree (Class C Felony) for allegedly stealing $51,532.64 of her late mother’s … District Attorney Hoovler and the New York State Police for their partnership and sending the message that those who … pension benefits will be caught and will face consequences for their criminal actions.” “The theft of public funds is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-orange-county-resident-arrested-stealing-her-late-mothers-pension-benefitsAn Analysis of Reasonable and Customary Out-of-Network Reimbursement Rates for Medical/Surgical Services in the New York State Health Insurance Program
… The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, covering 1.1 million of the NYSHIP members. The … (out-of-network) providers. United bases payment for most services provided by out-of-network providers either … rate. The R&C rate is generally based on provider charges for the same or similar service in the same or similar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/01/analysis-reasonable-and-customary-out-network-reimbursement-rates-medicalsurgical-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… certified. Officials also accepted incomplete time records for processing payroll and none of the 67 timecards reviewed contained all punches for time in/out. Additionally, inaccurately calculated … collection records and staff did not issue receipts for collections or maintain inventory records for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Court Operations (Schoharie County) The former justice did not ensure court money was accurately and completely … issued during the audit period, the former justice did not adjudicate 82 tickets, either because he did not hold court on a regular basis or did not pursue those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Posts 9.5% Annual Investment Return
… Retirement Fund’s (Fund) investment return was 9.51% for the state fiscal year that ended March 31, 2022. The … economy, we expect a challenging investment environment for the foreseeable future.” The Fund's value reflects … found the Fund “continues to be a leader amongst its peers for management and operational transparency.” Links Fund’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-posts-9-point-5-annual-investment-returnState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (Schuyler … fund balance that was not needed, which in effect is a reservation of fund balance that is not provided by statute and circumvents the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… self-reported data. However, there are some inaccuracies in the database. Gaming Commission: Equine Health and Safety … improve its practices to promote equine health and safety in New York state. However, auditors found the commission … procedures; improve how incident information is recorded in the Equine Breakdown, Death, Injury and Incident Database; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… that employees were paid appropriately. As a result, for the limited periods reviewed, 11 employees (15%) received … were overpaid by $49,000 with two officers accounting for $39,000 of the total. The payroll clerk accrued and used unauthorized leave and paid herself for more time than she was entitled, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits